Mechanical turn lift



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Patented Sept. 15, 1953 UN-LIT ED ST ES E OFFICE TURNBIF'I Willie-N. Weast, Silvertom'llex.

Application September 2, 1949.", SerialiNo. 11.39715 5 Claims.. t

This invention relatesto a power lift, and more particularlyv pertains to an automaticv lift;A forv use with farming implements, suchas chisel type plows or the like, for raising ground working. elements from the ground upon making a turn.,

The primary object of" the present invention is to provide an automatic lift for# farmingcim-W plements, whereby the workingv tools are raised from the ground while making a turn and' lowered for the straightway;

An important object of theI present invention. is to provideVV a lift in accordance with the:A fore.- going object that may be easily attached tofknown, farming implementsv in av manner requiring a minimum of mechanical skill.

Another important object is: toprovide ade-v vice inV conformity with the. foregoing objects that is readilyA adjustable to implements of' various size, sturdy andy` dependable for the purposes intended, and which is of lightV and inexpensivel construction.

An important feature of the present invention is the compact arrangement'of the lift with the remainder of the implement andthe arrangem ment being such that the power'l-ift doesnot in-- terfere with the manual means of adjusting theground working elements.

These, together with various ancillary features and objects of theV invention which will later become apparent as the following description pro'- ceeds, are attained by the present invention, a preferred embodiment of which has been illustrated by way of example only inthefaccompanying drawings, wherein Figure I is a plan ViewA of the presentV invention showing the same applied to a chiselV type plow and the ydraw bar of' a tractor with parts being broken away;

Figure 2' is a fragmentary'top plan; view similar to Figure 1, showing in ful-l lines'. the draw bar turning the plow to the rightand to. the-left in dotted outline;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary verticaly longitudinal sectional View showing the frame and wheel-axle in normal plowingrelationship;

Figure 4 is similar tothe View shown in` Figure 3; however, the parts are shownin the` posi-- tionautomatically assumed on a turn;

Figure 5 is similar to Figures 3 andI 4; howevre, the parts are shown in, the position assumed upon manually raising the frame relative to the wheel axle;

Figure 6 is a verticaltransverse detail sectional view taken upon the plane of the section line 6,-6 of Figure 1f; and,

Figure '7A is a perspective viewoff. the draw barv attachment;

Reference is now mademore specifically to the,` accompanying drawings, wherein like numerals; designate similar parts throughout they variousv views.

The present invention is illustrated as. being appliedftoa known type of chiselplow; however, itv is contemplated that the lift principle herein. disclosed may be applied: to a large variety ofV implements as will be readily perceived as thisy description proceeds. They chisel type plowv indi'- ca-ted generally by the numeral IIl.` comprisesy aY frame formed of transverse members I2l and I4. to which are secured longitudinal members Il and I8. The members lill are centrally: braced by a transverse member 20, and plow blades 2.2. are suitably attachedA to the underside of membersv I2, I4, I6, and 20v'.

The frame is provided with a forwardly extending tongue 24", whichis suitably: secured to. members I-2- and' I4 and is braced by forwardly' converging' ang-les 26. The forward end of the tong-ue 24 is provided' with a suitable coupling 28, preferably of' the' universal type, and is: at'- taclied to draft; bar 30 of a suitable towing vehicle, not-shown, by a pin 32.

'ICrsupport'the` frame, shafts 34 are journaled in members ILS and: t8 as at 36 andv 38, towhi'ch are' suitably secured crank arms 40 as at 42. Axles 4:4 are carried on the-arms 40 for wheels IIB.

It will be seen tha-t oscillation of shafts 34 will' raise and lower thewheels 46 relative to frame, thus varying4 the penetration of' plows 22. The plow Hl may include manual means for oscillating and latching-each of thel shafts 34V in adjusted position, which conveniently consists of a standard formed of' spaced strips 48 having an ear 5E) therebetween and being secured tomember I8 as at 52. A late-h segment ',ilihas one endl secured" betweenthe strips 43' as at 5E* and the other fastened' to the member I8 as at 582 Pivoted to the ear 50= as at SU- is latch segment 62 and leverl 64; The lever is provi-ded? with spring driven latch bolts 66 and 68 for selected engagement with seg-ments 54 and 62.

The construction so far set forth is conventional -and will' be readily understood by those skilled in the art; however, in the present invention thev segment 62 is not connected to the arm 4U by a common pitman, but rather a link I having a slot T2 is provided that is pvotally secured to the segment 62 as at 14, A plate 16 is suitably attachedto the crank arm 4D to which a triangular actuator arm is attached. The actuator arm is formed of a, substantially L-shaped bar 'I8 and a strap 80. The strap 8l) is preferably welded to the bar 'I8 and has a hooked end portion 82 for a purpose to be later set forth. The actuator arm is secured to the plate 'I6 by bolts 84, one of which extends through the slot 'I2 to pivotally secure the link 'IU to the crank arm 40.

It will be evident (see Figures 3, 4, and 5) that the wheel position may be controlled by the lever 64 and latched in any desired position, since the thrust of the axle 44 is directed upward relative to the frame, and the bolt 84 will remain in the upper end of the slot 12. Up to this point the operation of device is conventional; however, it is apparent that the wheels are free to move Cil downward by virtue of the freedom ofthe bolt 84 in the slot '12, and that this movement may be accomplished by rotation of the triangular arm. Therefore, the link 'I0 serves, by the manual means, to position the wheels, yet permits the frame to be raised without necessitating any adjustment of the manual means. If manually operated means are not desired on the machine, it is clear that the upper end of link 'Ill would simply be pivoted to the frame at a suitable position and that the triangular arm would still serve to raise the frame.

A lever 8S, preferably of swept back shape, is formed of parallel plates 88 held together by bolts 90 with spacers 92 therebetween. The spacers 92 are of such size that the draft bar 30 is snugly embraced by the plates 88 and spacers 92. It is to be noted that the spacers may be rectangular or square with eccentrically located bolt holes for bolts 98 to provide adjustment for draft bars of different widths. A projection 89 extends rearwardly from one of the plates 88 with an opening 9| to receive pin 32 thereby denying rearward movement of the lever 86 on draft bar 3G.

As shown in Figure 1, cables 94 and 96 are fastened, as at 98, to spools |00 on the lever 86 and are entrained rearwardly over hinged pulleys |82 carried on the tongue 24 by bracket I04, and pulleys IOS carried by bracket |08. The cables then extend laterally through pulleys I III, thence upwardly and forwardly. It is desired to secure a few links of chain II2 and II4 to the end of the cables 94 and 96, to provide adjustment in securing the cable ends to the hooks 82,-

While it is desirable that the draft bar 30 al- ,i

ways be in longitudinal alignment with the towing means, the bar 3U may be simply secured by means of a pin IIB inserted through the draft bar 3u and the proper aperture of cross bar IIB. From the foregoing description, it is believed that the operation of the lift will be readily understood. Referring to Figure 2, it will be seen that upon turning the towing vehicle to the right that cable 94 will be tensioned, which will lower the left wheel, thereby lifting the left side of the plow frame. This will greatly reduce the drag on the towing vehicle, as the lifted plows are those on the outside of the turn. The dotted outline showing a left turn shows the same operation for the right side of the plow.

Although lifting of the plows on the outside of a curve is very effective, it is usually desired that al1 plows may be raised simultaneously.- Since one cable is slacked by lever 85 as the other cable is tensioned, a cable clamp |20 is provided which causes both cables to be tensioned rearwardly thereof upon the lever 86 tensioning either of them, thus raising all plows 22 simultaneously.

The advantages of the present invention are numerous. The principle 0f the present invention is applicable to a great variety of f-arm implements already in existence, which would require an exceedingly small amount of modication to adopt, and very little material or expense. The owners of present equipment, may therefore easily modify their implements to save time and inconvenience in operating in hardpan or the like, by not having to shift gears or manually raise the plows on turns.

-Another advantage resides in the manner in which the automatic lift cooperates with the mechanism for manually controlling plowing pended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1, In a power lift for agricultural implements, a frame, a crank having its upper end pivoted to said frame for vertical swinging movement, an axle carried at the lower end of said crank having a wheel rotatably mounted thereon, a link provided with an aperture and an elongated slot therein, pivot pins carried by said frame and said axle, one of said pins being pivotally received in said aperture, the other of said pins being slidably and pivotally received in said slot, manually operable means carried by said frame for adjusting the vertical position of the pin carried by said frame relative thereto, an upwardly extending bar rigidly secured to said lower end of said crank, a flexible member having a rst end secured to an upper end of said bar, said exible member being entrained over guide means depending from said frame, a second end of said flexible member being connectable to a towing vehicle whereby turning of `said frame from a straight path by the towing Vehicle will impart a downward thrust on the upper end of said bar to pivot said crank within the limits of the connection between said slot and its associated pin. 2. In a power lift for agricultural implements, a frame, a crank having its upper end pivoted to said fra-me for vertical swinging movement, Ian axle carried at the lower end of said crank having a wheel rotatably mounted thereon, a link provided with an aperture and an elongated slot in opposite ends thereof, a iirst pin pivotally received in said aperture, said first pin being carried by manually operable means carried by said frame for adjustably vertically positioning said rst pin relative to said frame, a second pin operatively connected to said crank, said second pin being slidably and pivotally received in said slot, an upwardly extending bar rigidly secured to said lower end of said crank, a exible member having a first end secured to an upper end of said bar, said exible member being entrained over guide means depending from said frame, a second end of said flexible member being connectable to a towing vehicle whereby turning of said frame from a straight path by the towing vehicle will impart a downward thrust on the upper end of said bar to pivot said crank within the limits of the connection between said slot and its associated pin.

3. The power lift of claim 2 wherein said second pin is carried by said bar.

4. In a power lift for agricultural implements, a frame, a crank having its upper pivoted to said frame for vertical swinging movement, an axle carried at the lower end of said crank having a wheel rotatably mounted thereon, a link provided with an aperture and an elongated slot therein. pivot pins carried by said frame and said axle, one ci said pins being pivotally received in said aperture, the other of said pins being slidably and pivotally received in said slot, manually operable means carried by said frame for adjusting the vertical position or" the pin carried by said frame relative thereto, an upwardly extending bar rigidly secured to said lower end oi said crank, a fieXible member have ing a irst end secured to an upper end of said bar, said flexible member being entrained over guide means depending from said frame, a second end oi said iiexible member being connected to a lever carried by a tongue oi said frame, said lever being operative in response to movement of a towing vehicle relative tc said frame to impart a downward thrust on the upper end of said bar to pivot said crank within the limits oi the connection between said slot and its associated pin.

5. In an agricultural implement having a frame, a crank having its upper end pivoted to the frame for vertical swinging movement, an axle carried adjacent the lower end of said crank having a wheel rotatably mounted thereon, the

improvement comprising the provision of a link pivotally carried by the frame, means carried by the frame for selectively vertically adjusting the link relative to the frame, a pivot pin carried by the lower end of the crank, the pivot pin being slidably and pivotally disposed in an elongated slot in a lower end of the link whereby the link forms an adjustable stop for the crank, an upwardly extending bar rigidly secured to said lower end of said crank, a flexible member having a rst end secured to an upper end of said bar, said flexible member being entrained over guide means depending from said frame, a second end of said flexible member being connectable to a towing Vehicle whereby turning of said frame from a straight path by the towing vehicle will impart a downward thrust on the upper end of said bar to pivot said crank within the limitsl of the connection between said slot and its associated pin.

WILLIE N. WEAST.

References Gited in the iile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 633,906 Rife Sept. 26. 1899 1,273,669 Keckritz July 16, 1918 22975788 McGehee Oct. 6, 1942 2,493,811 Graham Jan. 10, 1950 FOREXGN PATENTS lumber Country Date 12,190/28 Australia Dec. 31, 1928 

